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CVE-2008-0087

41
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0087 describes a vulnerability in the DNS client of several Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1/SP2, and Vista. This flaw stems from the use of predictable DNS transaction IDs, enabling remote attackers to spoof DNS responses. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:-:*:*:professional:*:x64:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
32.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3245 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29696
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/490575/100/0/threaded
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/28553
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
trusteer.com / docs/windowsresolver.html
Broken Link
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1144/references
Broken Link